I have this issue:
The project is currently incurring delays due to delay in issuance of the client of the required drawings. That's given. We have not assessed yet (final assessment) the impact. However, we received the letter from the contractor claiming for the mandays specifically for draftsmen, lost due to this delay. I cannot find in the contract anything mentioning about this.
1) Should we consider assessing this? or wait for the complete assessment of the claim once the required drawings are issued?
3) Is it really appropriate for the contractor to have a separate claim for the manpower loss due to the delayed engineering activities due to the late issuance of the client?
4) What are the methodology (appropriate) to measure this and substantiate?
Thanks.